All Episodes

Ep293 - Purity and Show Go Hand-in-Hand: Why the Best Birds Are Always One Bird

Ep292 - How to Select the Proper Brood Fowl: A Five Stage Process

Ep291 - Define Your Selection Points: The Blueprint for Building a True Strain

Ep290 - The Power of Selection - Transforming Mongrels into Masterpieces

Ep289 - Evolutionary Factors that can Change the Direction of Your Strain - Part 2

Ep288 - What Can Go Wrong, Does Go Wrong

Ep287 - The Crucial Role of Selection in Breeding Success

Ep286 - Unlocking the Secrets of Chicken Breeding with Brian Reeder

Ep285 - The Ugly Truth About Outcrossing: The Double-Edged Sword of Breeding

Ep284 - Misinformation vs. Education - Building Better Bloodlines Through Truth and Accurate Knowledge

Ep283 - When Good Strains Go Bad: How to Fix Hidden Flaws in Your Bloodline

Ep282 - Breeding Terms Explained

Ep281 - The War on Common Sense Breeding: Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions

Ep280 – Bred to Perfection – The Come Back Show & Q&A

Ep279 - Starting Over: When Your Strain Isn't Worth Saving

Ep278 - Inside the Mind of a Dedicated Breeder: Passion, Purity & the Path to Perfection

Ep277 - The Hidden Enemy - Understanding and Managing Stress in Our Fowl

All About Worms - How Much is Too Much? (Bonus Ep184)

Preparing for the Breeding Season (Ep137)

Antibiotic Use and Misuse with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo (Ep135)

Who Benefits from Crossbreeding? (Ep132)

What Are the Most Common Poultry Problems for Backyard Breeders? (Ep111)

Ep276 - The Journey of a Master Breeder: Lessons Learned from Experience, Failure, and Mentorship

Ep275 - The Role of Nutrition in Unlocking Genetic Potential

Ep273 - The Importance of Test Matings and Testing the Progeny

Ep272 - Improving Your Bloodline: Breeding and Health Care Q&A

Ep271 - CLEANING UP THE GENE POOL - Essential Steps to Purify Your Bloodline and Create the Strain You Desire

Ep270 - The Principles of Strain Creation in Animal Breeding

Ep269 - Thanksgiving Special - A Conversations with Kenny Troiano and Brian Reeder

Ep268 – Avian Influenza & Biosecurity: What Every Poultry Breeder Must Know

Ep267 – An Exhibition Built for Breeders: Inside the 3rd Annual American & Oriental Gamefowl Show

Ep266 – Genetics and Beyond - A Conversation with Brian Reeder

Ep265 -The 15 Rules of Selective Breeding: Building Your Own Bloodline from the Ground Up

Fan Favorite Episode - Secrets of Successful Breeders

Fan Favorite Episode - Breeding for the Complete Package

Fan Favorite Episode - WHO'S MORE IMPORTANT - COCK OR HEN?

Fan Favorite Episode - Purity of Blood and the Evolution Factor

Fan Favorite Episode - The Powers of Prepotency or the Allure of Hybrid Vigor

Ep264 - Building Better Birds: Mastering the Science of Breeding True Strains

Ep263 - Avian Metapneumovirus (aMPV): Protecting Your Bloodlines from a Silent Flock Killer with Peter Brown

Ep262 - The Rodent Menace: Protecting Your Flock from Rats and Mice with Peter Brown

Ep261 - Line-Breeding Essentials: Creating, Maintaining, and Improving Your Strain for Future Generations

Ep260 - Managing the Molt: The Costly Mistake of Cutting Protein and Weight

Ep259 - HOW TO DESTROY YOUR STRAIN: What breeders don't know, can hurt them

Ep258 - The 10 Commandments of Breeding: Building the Foundation for a True, Lasting Strain

Ep257 - Breeding Terms Simplified

Ep256 - Evolution of a Strain - Connecting Evolutionary Biology to Selective Breeding

Episode 255: The Key Challenges When Breeding and Creating a Strain

Ep254 - Breeding Practices Simplified

Ep253 - The Dark Side of Chicken Breeding: Essential Insights for New Breeders

Fan Favorite Episode - Breeding, Feeding and Improving your Strain

Ep252 - The Power of Record Keeping

Ep251 - Every Method has a Particular Function and Purpose

Ep250 - Necessary Requirements to Becoming a Successful Breeder

Ep249 - What Kind of Breeder Are You?

The New Blood Syndrome (fan favorite rerun)

Ep248 - Good Mentor vs Bad Mentor - The Tony vs. Ray Factor

Ep247 - Exploring the Breeding Process: Q&A Session with Kenny Troiano and Frank Bradley

Ep246 - What Are the Obstacles to Becoming A True Breeder?

Ep245 - Embrace the Journey – The Benefits and Challenges of Becoming a True Breeder

Ep244 - What's Happening Now?

Ep243 - AB 928: A Potential Threat to All Breeders

Ep242 - The Unscripted Strain: Real Talk on Breeding, Genetics, and Resilience

Ep241 - Embracing the Science of Breeding

Ep240 - Unlocking the Genetic Potential of our Fowl with Brian Reeder

Ep239 - Mastering Breeding: Guest Appearance on the Poultry Nerds Podcast with Insights from Kenny Troiano

Ep238 - Breeders' Insights – Beyond Common Sense in Breeding

Ep237 - Disproving the Myths of Breeding

Ep236 - Great Breeders Maintain a Zero-Defect Policy

Ep235 - Great Breeders Breed on Purpose - Strategies for Creating True Strains

Ep234 - The Desire to Perfect - Overcoming Obstacles in Pursuit of Perfection

Ep233 - Breeding Excellence: From Quantity to Quality

Ep232 - Genetics and Breeding Insights: A New Year's Q&A Special

Ep231 - Breeder or Multiplier: Which One Are You?

Ep230 - Mastering Breeding Strategies: Insights from Bred to Perfection

Ep229 - Understanding the Connection Between Selection and Culling

EP228 - The Foundation of Excellence - Breeding Quality Birds

EP227 - The Art of Seed Fowl Selection

EP226 - Perfect Starts? - Just start where you are, with what you have

EP225 - The Detriments of Defects

EP224 - The Pain of Regret - Breeders Beware!

EP223 - Infuse to Improve? Not So Fast!

EP222 - BREEDING MOTHER NATURES WAY

Ep221 - Understanding External Parasites: Insights with Peter Brown

Ep220 The Biggest Mistakes Breeders Make - Part 3

Ep219 - THE BIGGEST MISTAKES BREEDERS MAKE - Part 2

Ep218 - Bred to Perfection: Live Q&A Session

Ep217 - The Mistakes Most Breeders Make - Part 1

Ep216 - CREATING A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUR FOWL

Ep215 - Secrets of Successful Breeders: Mastering the Art and Science of Breeding

Ep214 - Breeding for the complete package

Ep213 - The Pursuit of Perfection in Breeding

Ep212 - Avian Influenza: Protecting Birds and People

Ep211 - Proper Storm Care: How to Prepare Your Birds and Farm for an Incoming Storm

Episode 210 - Internal Parasites and Worms with the Chicken Doctor

Ep209 - Proper Care During the Molting Season

Ep208 - Chicken Chat on Modern Breeding Practices and Their Pitfalls

Ep207 - Breeding a Healthier Strain with Pigeon Breeder, Frank McLaughlin.

Ep206 - The Origins of the Domestic Chicken with Brian Reeder

Ep205 - Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

Ep204 - So, You Want to Become a Dog Breeder?

Ep203 - Bred to Perfection - Special Edition Breeders Q&A

Ep202 - Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

Ep201 - Purity of Blood and the Evolution Factor

Ep200 – The Powers of Prepotency or the Allure of Hybrid Vigor

Ep199 - The Truth About Crossbreeding and Infusion

Ep198 - Words that Creates Controversies

Ep197 - Breeding Practices are Wrong, But Never Go Away

Ep196 - Is Purity of Blood a Reachable Goal?

Ep195 - Selection: both an Art and Science

Ep194 - What if your Chickens get Sick?

Fan Favorite Episode (Ep134) Buying a Strain vs Making a Strain

Ep193 - Improving Your Strains Resistance to Disease

Fan Favorite Episode (Ep135) Antibiotic Use and Misuse with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep192 - Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

Ep191 - Educating the Next Generations of Breeders

Ep190 - Marek's Disease and Improving Resistance to Disease with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep189 - What are the Benefits of Creating a Strain

Ep188 - Bred to Perfection "Live Q&A"

The Live Show (Ep124) Benefits of Breeding for the Complete Package

Fan Favorite Episode - Inbreeding vs In-and-In Breeding

Ep187 - Chicken Chat and Chicken Breeding

Ep186 - Are the Progeny True Representations of the Parents Worth?

Ep185 - The Confusion Between Station and Carriage

Ep184 - All About Worms - How Much is Too Much?

Ep183 - WHO'S MORE IMPORTANT - COCK OR HEN? (1-17-23)

Fan Favorite Rerun – The Misconceptions of Breeding with Tony Saville (Ep101)

Fan Favorite Rerun – Mother Nature and the Natural Order of Selection (Ep61)

Fan Favorite Rerun – Chicken Chat with Tony Saville (Ep50)

Ep182 - Breeding Questions and Misconceptions - What do we really know?

Ep181 - Healthy Practices for Healthy Fowl

Ep180 - ARE YOU ON THE RIGHT PATH?

Ep179 - Wry Tails, Squirrel Tails and Broken Feathers (edited)

Ep178 – Breeders Academy Website Tour

Ep177 – Voices of the Breeders Academy - Members Testimonials

Ep176 – How to Prevent Coccidiosis with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep175 - The Importance of Culling

Ep174 - Breeding, Feeding and Improving your Strain

Ep173 - Chicken Chat about Chicken Breeding

Ep172 - Should I Vaccinate my Fowl? With Peter Brown

Ep171 - 16 PRINCIPLES OF SELECTIVE BREEDING

Ep170 - The 7 Need to Knows Before Creating Your Strain

Ep169 - Changing False Beliefs About Breeding

Ep168 – Preventing Disease Using a Good Biosecurity Program with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep167 – The Name Game and the Percentage Game

Ep166 – Breeding, Genetics, and Creating a Strain

Ep165 – Which Breeding Methods Are You Using?

Ep164 – The Environment, and its influence on Genetic Inheritance

Ep163 – Mycoplasma and CRD, Should we be Concerned?

Ep162 – The Value of Breeding to Age and Youth

Ep161 – The Power of Sublines

Ep160 – Difference Between Seed Fowl and Foundation Fowl

Ep159 – OBTAINING THE RIGHT SEED FOWL

The Live Show (Ep85) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

Ep158 – All About Worms with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep157 – The Dangers of Defects

Ep156 – Why 85 Percent of the Breeders are on the Wrong Path

Ep155 - WHY BREEDING PROGRAMS ARE SO IMPORTANT

Ep154 - Infectious Coryza with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

The Live Show (Ep81) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

Ep153 - There are 4 types of Breeders – Which one are you?

Ep152 - Are you a True Breeder?

Ep151 - Purity of Blood vs Hybrid Crosses - Science or Myth?

Ep150 - 10 Reasons to Abandoned a Strain and Start Over

Ep149 - The New Blood Syndrome

Ep148 - Can you Create a Strain from Poor Fowl?

Ep147 - Fowl Pox with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep146 - What Are the Benefits of Creating A Strain?

Ep145 - The Preservation of Color, Which Colors can we Preserve?

Members Celebrate the Breeders Academy

Ep144 - Quizzes, Questions and Breeding Chickens

Ep143 – Our Ah-ha Moments - What were our biggest lightbulb ideas?

The Live Show (Ep78) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

The Live Show (Ep75) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

The Live Show (Ep69) - Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

The Live Show (Ep65) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

Ep142 - External Parasites with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep141 – Crossbreeding and the Recombination of Genes

Ep140 - Internal Parasites with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep139 - Prepotency and the False Allure or Hybrid Vigor

Ep138 - Proper Winter Care and Preparation

Ep137 - Preparing for the Breeding Season

The Live Show (Ep60) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

Ep136 - Nature's Influence on Domestication with Rick Coste

Ep135 – Antibiotic Use and Misuse with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep134 – Buying a Strain vs Making a Strain

Ep133 – Breeders Live Q&A

Ep132 – Who Benefits from Crossbreeding?

Ep131 - THE ART AND SCIENCE OF SELECTION

Ep130 – Breeding Methods Simplified

Fan Favorite Episode - Mother Nature and the Natural Order of Selection

Ep129 - Purity of Blood and the Evolution Factor - Part 8

Ep128 – Mycoplasma/CRD with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Fan Favorite Rerun – Chicken Chat with Tony Saville

Ep127 - Purity of Blood and the Genetics Factor - Part 7

Ep126 - Purity of Blood and the Essential Requirements for Creating a Pure Strain - Part 6

Ep125 - Purity of Blood and the Disintegration of the Breed - Part 5

Ep124 - Purity of Blood and the Failures of the Modern-Day Breeder - Part 4

Ep123 - Purity of Blood and the Curse of Father Time - Part 3

Ep122 - Purity of Blood and the Road to Perfection - Part 2

Ep121 - Purity of Blood and the Preservation of the Breed – Part 1

Ep120 – Members Celebrate the Breeders Academy

Ep119 - Crossbreeding Misconceptions

Ep118 –Prepotency vs Hybrid Vigor

Ep117 – Evolution vs Selective Breeding Part 2

Ep116 – Evolution vs Selective Breeding Part 1

Ep115 – Genetics Simplified (Advanced Genetics) Part 3

Ep114 – Genetics Simplified (Mendelian Genetics) Part 2

Ep113 – Genetics Simplified (Introduction)

Ep112 - Protecting your birds from Avian Influenza with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

The Live Show Ep43 - Breeding Q&A with Kenny Troiano and Frank Bradley

The Live Show Ep42 - Crossbreeding Pros and Cons

Ep111 – What are the Most Common Poultry Problems for Backyard Breeders?

Bred to Perfection Live Ep41 - It's 2022, and We're Back!

The Live Show Ep39 - THE ART AND SCIENCE OF SELECTION

The Live Show Ep38 - Preparing for the Breeding Season

Ep110 – Inbreeding vs In-and-In Breeding (non-members version)

Ep109 – Salmonellosis with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

The Live Show Ep28 – Mycoplasmosis and CRD, should we be concerned?

Ep108 - The 3 Laws of Breeding (Lesson 7)

Ep107 – The Most Common Disease for Backyard Breeders with Peter Brown

Ep106 – The Erminette Breed with Matt Hemmer

The Live Show Ep12 - The Gamefowl Wellness Program

Ep104 - Epigenetics: How the Environment influences Genetic Inheritance

Ep103 - Summer Heat and Care with Peter Brown

Ep101 - The Misconceptions of Breeding

Ep100 - THE TROIANO GIRLS – LIFE ON THE TROIANO FARM

Ep99 - THE MOST DANGEROUS BREEDERS

Ep97 – The Effects of Genetic Drift on your Fowl

Ep96 – Infectious Laryngotracheitis with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep95 – The Power of Sublines

Ep94 – Most Common Mistakes of Backyard Breeders with Peter Brown – Pt2

Ep93 – Coaching Call with Dr. Rachel Potter

Ep92 – Infectious Bronchitis with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep91 – What's the Difference Between Seed Fowl and Foundation Fowl?

Ep90 – The Most Common Mistakes of Backyard Breeders with Peter Brown

Ep89 - Coaching Call with Dr. Delon Alwar from South Africa

Ep88 - Marek's Disease with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep87 - Chicken Chat with Royce Van Blaricome

Ep86 - Can you Transform a Bad Strain into Good?

Ep84 - Coccidiosis with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep83 - Preparing for the Breeding Season

Ep82 - The Troiano Family Christmas Special (fun zone)

Ep81 - Infectious Coryza with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep80 - Conformation of Body

Ep79 - The New Blood Syndrome And Members Coaching Call

Ep78 - Fowl Pox with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep77 - Husbandry with Patrick from Ireland

Ep76 - Biosecurity Basics with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

Ep74 - Coaching Call with Mike Badger

Ep73 - The Gamefowl Wellness Program

Ep71 - Breeding for Fins rather than Feathers

Ep70 - THE CONSEQUENCES OF CONTAMINATION

Ep68 - The Down and Dirty of Defects

Ep67 - A Coaching Call with Dereck

Ep66 - The Buckeye Recovery Project with Don Schrider

Ep65 - Coaching Call with Kevin Neilson

Ep62 – Our Favorite Chicken Books

Ep61 – Mother Nature and the Natural Order of Selection

Ep58 – Jessa, the Chuckling Chicken Podcaster

Ep55 – The Value of Breeding to Age and Youth

Ep54 – Breeders Roundtable with Frank Bradley

Ep53 – The Ultimate Breeders Roundtable

Ep52 – Coaching Call with William Vogl – Poultry Farmer

Ep51 – The Progeny will Prove the Worth of their Parents

Ep50 – Chicken Chat with Tony Saville

Ep49 - Coaching Call with Karen Johnson

Ep48 – Interview with Danny Feathers

Ep47 – The Art of Selection

Ep46 – Breeders Roundtable with Luis Mendez

Ep45 - Kenny's Guest Appearance on the Pastured Poultry Talk Show

Ep44 - Breeders Roundtable with Dino Morell

Ep43 - Behind the Breeders Academy - Part 2

Ep42 - Behind the Breeders Academy - Part 1

Ep41 - Why I don't Vaccinate or use Medications

Ep40 - Interview with Heather Thelen - Feed Store Owner

Ep38 - Q&A with Kenny and Nancy Troiano

Ep34 - How to Select Your Brood Fowl

Ep33 - Interview with Don Schrider Pt3

Ep31 - Interview with Don Schrider Pt2

Ep30 - Interview with Don Schrider Pt1

Ep29 - Chicken Fun Zone - Our Favorite Movie, The Egg and I

Ep28 - Breeders Roundtable with Aaron Baker

Ep27 - Quality vs Quantity

Ep25 - Why Starting with the Best Fowl Possible is so Important

Ep24 - Breeders Roundtable with Randy Peralta

Ep23 - Bred to Perfection Special Edition Episode

Ep39 - Halloween Edition of the Fun Zone - The Farmer and the Cockatrice

Ep22 - Another Chicken Fun Zone Episode

Ep21 - 6 need to knows before beginning your breeding

Ep20 - Improving your fowl using a Zero Defect Policy

Ep19 - The 3 Most Dangerous Breeders - peddler or progeny?

Ep18 - The Four Types of Breeders - which one are you?

Ep17 - The History of Breeding - Road Trip

Ep16 - The Chicken Fun Zone - the jokes are flying

Ep14 - All About Aseels, and More

Ep11 - Mentors are the Gateway to Success

Ep10 - 5 Steps to Purifying your Bloodline

Ep9 - Here's my Breeding Program

Ep8 - The Heat is On - Summer Troubles

Ep7 - Interview with Jack Dodd

Ep6 - Are you a True Breeder? Why Not?

Ep5 - 10 reasons to start over

Ep4 - Newcasltes Disease - What you need to know 2

Interview with Dr. Cantor of the CDFA about Newcastles

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